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About Belli Village

Belli is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 219 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 70.92 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 219
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belli compares

By the 2011 count Belli is the 25th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 70.92 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Belli

Belli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belli from other places

Belli lies about 44 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belli
Nearest railway station Kathua 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 28 km
District headquarters Chamba 44 km

Villages closest to Belli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalhousie tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Belli

As per the Census of India 2011, Belli village had a population of 422. That makes it the 25th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Belli village has 219 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belli has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Belli is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belli covers 70.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belli falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belli is Kathua, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Belli.

Belli is about 44 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belli is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Kathua is about 24 km away. Dalhousie is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Jandrighat (10 km), Chhunun (13 km) and Goli (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belli today is likely to be higher.

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